
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 12PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
155 | 155 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 144 | 111 | 100 | 83 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 57 | 57 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:44AM1.03m | 5:37PM1.80m | 5:52AM1.11m | 6:31PM1.91m | 6:47AM1.22m | 7:19PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.27m | 00:25AM0.37m | 11:35AM0.20m | 1:13AM0.27m | 12:33PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
155 | 155 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 117 | 117 | 93 | 93 | 106 | 111 | 100 | 83 | 58 | 49 | 40 | 42 | 32 | 39 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
45 | 43 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 91 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 57 | 57 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | NE 11 | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 2 |
— | — | — | 61 | 84 | 31 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 115 | 115 | 144 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 414 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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